Port Aransas - First Family Vacation

We went on our first (annual) family vacation this week to Port Aransas.  We had a blast! The kids were great and everything went pretty smoothly.  The first night we got there Kaitlyn and I went out on the lawn to listen to some live music (daddy was upstairs while Hailey was sleeping). Kaitlyn was right at home running around with the other kids. Mark McKinney was playing. Not bad!

Day 2 we hit the pool first. Other than the battle to put on sunscreen, Kaitlyn loved being in the water and got quite brave. 

The beach was another story. Kaitlyn was a little timid. The first time we went out there she ran right to the water with the other kids (we ran into Scott and Teresa - small world).  But she didn't like the sand on her feet and swim shoes. So that was the end of her getting in the water. 

Hailey was a champ. She caught hand foot and mouth the day before we left. But she was great. Took Advil for the first couple of days because she wasn't eating as much and seemed to have some mouth/throat pain. But she was super happy!

We rented a golf cart to scoot around the neighborhood. That was great! Kaitlyn loved going for rides. 

This was the only way she would get in the water after that first time. 

Hailey kept pulling the hat off so we gave up. Luckily we made it through the trip without any sunburns!

The mom of this little girl was kind enough to take our picture. Too bad Kaitlyn didn't cooperate. The kid was obsessed with the "baby".

Eric was able to get Kaitlyn to play in the sand some and they built some sandcastles. 

Kaitlyn's hair blowing in the wind as we cruised the beach. This was probably right before Hello Kitty fell out. Luckily I was able to turn around and we found it!

This was Saturday night. Kaitlyn and I went for a ride on the beach. Since she was in her tennis shoes, she didn't mind walking in the sand. We were out there for a long time! And with Hello Kitty, who went EVERYWHERE with us. 

On Sunday morning it stormed and stayed cloudy for the day. We tried to go swimming in the morning but it was too cold. We headed to town for lunch and then hung out on the beach in our clothes for awhile. 

I was so diligent about putting sunscreen on her head that we couldn't get it to wash out! Spikey hair!

Daddy keeping both girls entertained. 

Hailey also had to do breathing treatments the whole trip. Ugh. But what a cutie!

Can't wait until next year!